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This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed negatively to the film world to some capacity* and his or her misdeeds have covered a long enough period of time that the authorities had...

It was an all-superhero Face-Off last week as we had the movies THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
battle one another for the victory. It was a close race but in the end Cap was the victor just edging out the God of Thunder.
Two of my most anticipated movies this fall are AMERICAN HUSTLE and THE WOLF OF WALL STREET . With that in mind, I decided to face-off two of...

Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy , the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind David O. Russell 's THE FIGHTER, have just optioned the book "Boston Strong" by Casey Sherman and Boston Herald reporter Dave Wedge with an eye towards adapting it for the big screen. The book "examines the city’s reaction to the fatal April 15 Patriots’ Day attacks at the Boston...

THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column will promote constructive and geek fueled discussion. Enjoy!
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With the Oscars...

Seeing as the 2012 Summer Olympics was the most watched TV event in US history, there’s obviously more than a little interest in seeing people perform some really cool (and really weird) athletic feats. For the first time in my life I found myself glued to the TV, anxious to see athletes go for the gold. It was reminiscent of the sports films I’ve grown...